Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Chiroptera > Vespertilionidae > Myotis > Myotis californicusMyotis californicus (California myotis; californis myotis)Language: Spanish The California myotis (Myotis californicus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in British Columbia in Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, and in the western United States, including California. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 3.25 EDGE Score: 1.45 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 4.6 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 100 % | | Forages - Aerial [2] | 100 % | | | Litter Size [3] | 1 | | Litters / Year [3] | 1 | | Maximum Longevity [3] | 15 years | | Migration [4] | Migratory | | Nocturnal [2] | Yes | | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 1.968 inches (5 cm) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Arizona Mountains forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Baja California desert |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Bajío dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Balsas dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Blue Mountains forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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British Columbia mainland coastal forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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California Central Valley grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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California coastal sage and chaparral |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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California interior chaparral and woodlands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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California montane chaparral and woodlands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Cascade Mountains leeward forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central American pine-oak forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Central and Southern Cascades forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central Mexican matorral |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central Pacific coastal forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Chiapas Depression dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Chiapas montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Chihuahuan desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Chimalapas montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Colorado Plateau shrublands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Colorado Rockies forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Eastern Cascades forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Fraser Plateau and Basin complex |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Great Basin montane forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Great Basin shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Gulf of California xeric scrub |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Jalisco dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Klamath-Siskiyou forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Meseta Central matorral |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves |
Bahamas, United Kingdom |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Mojave desert |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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North Central Rockies forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern California coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern Mesoamerican Pacific mangroves |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Mangroves |
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Northern Pacific coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Northern transitional alpine forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Oaxacan montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Okanagan dry forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Tundra |
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Palouse grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Petén-Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Puget lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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San Lucan xeric scrub |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sierra de la Laguna dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra de la Laguna pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra de los Tuxtlas |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra Juarez and San Pedro Martir pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Nevada forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sinaloan dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Snake-Columbia shrub steppe |
United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sonoran desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Sonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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South Central Rockies forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Southern Pacific dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Tamaulipan matorral |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Tehuacán Valley matorral |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Veracruz dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Veracruz montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Wasatch and Uinta montane forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Willamette Valley forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Rio Colorado Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
2320468 |
Sonora, Mexico |
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA |
III |
184543 |
California, United States |
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Bandelier National Monument |
V |
8107 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Beaver Creek Biosphere Reserve |
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275028 |
Arizona, United States |
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Big Bend Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
815561 |
Texas, United States |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Bryce Canyon National Park |
II |
36348 |
Utah, United States |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Canyonlands National Park |
II |
335430 |
Utah, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Carrizo Plain Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
7550 |
California, United States |
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Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve |
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17423 |
Oregon, United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
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California, United States |
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Channel Islands National Park |
II |
139010 |
California, United States |
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Chiricahua National Monument |
V |
1421 |
Arizona, United States |
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Coronado National Monument National Memorial |
III |
4360 |
Arizona, United States |
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Craters of the Moon National Monument |
V |
690996 |
Idaho, United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Dinosaur National Monument |
III |
203307 |
Colorado, Utah, United States |
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El Morro National Monument |
V |
960 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Elkhorn Slough Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
964 |
California, United States |
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Fairfield Osborn Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
190 |
California, United States |
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Glacier National Park |
II |
953799 |
Montana, United States |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
V |
26135 |
California, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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Great Basin National Park |
II |
77367 |
Nevada, United States |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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Gulf Islands National Park National Park Reserve |
II |
8785 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve |
II |
366714 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve |
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15815 |
Oregon, United States |
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Hamilton Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
52 |
California, United States |
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Heath and Marjorie Angelo Coast Range Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
7008 |
California, United States |
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Hovenweep National Monument |
V |
770 |
Colorado, Utah, United States |
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Iztaccihuatl-Popocatepetl National Park |
II |
224456 |
Mexico State, Mexico |
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Joshua Tree National Park |
II |
305076 |
California, United States |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area |
V |
103172 |
Washington, United States |
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Lassen Volcanic National Park |
II |
29388 |
California, United States |
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Lava Beds National Monument |
III |
20002 |
California, United States |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Mount Revelstoke National Park |
Ia |
18 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Mount Tamalpais State Park |
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6365 |
California, United States |
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Muir Woods National Monument |
V |
492 |
California, United States |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Oregon Caves National Monument |
V |
456 |
Oregon, United States |
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Organ Pipe Cactus Biosphere Reserve |
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327376 |
Arizona, United States |
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
II |
137900 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Paine Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
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2965 |
California, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center |
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6101 |
California, United States |
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Pinnacles National Monument |
V |
2869 |
California, United States |
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Pixley Vernal Pools Preserve |
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37 |
California, United States |
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Point Reyes National Seashore |
II |
27068 |
California, United States |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
6176727 |
Mexico |
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Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
955579 |
Queretaro, Mexico |
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Reserva de la Michilia Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
23405 |
Durango, Mexico |
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Reserva de Mapimi Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
849819 |
Chihuahua, Mexico |
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Saguaro National Park |
II |
11686 |
Arizona, United States |
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San Dimas Biosphere Reserve |
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17161 |
California, United States |
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San Joaquin Biosphere Reserve |
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4527 |
California, United States |
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Sand Ridge Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
285 |
California, United States |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
V |
38440 |
California, United States |
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve |
II |
172261 |
California, United States |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument |
V |
3049 |
Arizona, United States |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument |
V |
3386 |
Arizona, United States |
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Whiskey-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area |
V |
197791 |
California, United States |
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White Sands National Monument |
III |
139922 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Wupatki National Monument |
III |
36098 |
Arizona, United States |
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Yosemite National Park |
II |
95209 |
California, United States |
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Zion National Park |
II |
135667 |
Utah, United States |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Felisa A. Smith, S. Kathleen Lyons, S. K. Morgan Ernest, Kate E. Jones, Dawn M. Kaufman, Tamar Dayan, Pablo A. Marquet, James H. Brown, and John P. Haskell. 2003. Body mass of late Quaternary mammals. Ecology 84:3403 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 4Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 6International Flea DatabaseEcoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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